Char Madhua in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Char Madhua in context

481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Char MadhuaDhaka (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Char Madhua plotted against Dhaka and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Char Madhua was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Dhaka which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Char Madhua's incremental SNDi rose from 15.87 to 17.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Char Madhua ranked 40th out of 40 cities in Dhaka and 230th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
17.54
Rank in Bangladesh
216th of 234
Rank in Dhaka
39th of 40

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
16.06
Rank in Bangladesh
230th of 234
Rank in Dhaka
40th of 40

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

51015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
51015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Char MadhuaMuhavoorShankardih

In new street additions, Char Madhua and Muhavoor both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Shankardih built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Char Madhua and Muhavoor both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Shankardih became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards.